COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
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2020
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IF 6.444
Qianfan Zhou,Kunpeng Qian,Jianhui Fang,Miao Miao,Shaomei Cao,Xin Feng
With the mushrooming of smart electronic devices, ultrathin Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene based EMI shielding materials with long term durability have aroused much interest. Herein, 2D Ti 3 C 2 T x /g-C 3 N 4 heterojunction films were firstly assembled using cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) as green binder via a solution-based pressured-filtration process. The heterojunction film with Ti 3 C 2 T x /g-C 3 N 4 mass ratio of 5:1 (28.20 µm in thick) exhibited distinguished performance with EMI shielding effectiveness of 42.99 dB in X-band and high tensile strength of 23.85 MPa. Specially, the generation of photo-electrons from g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets reduced TiO 2 into lower valence states under 365 nm UV light-irritation, resulting in lower loss on electrical conductivity as well as EMI shielding performance compared to their unilluminated counterparts. The reduction on TiO 2 offered by the g-C 3 N 4 enables the heterojunction film to be considered as a promising alternative EMI shielding material for future potential applications, because it can run long time just need UV light modulation.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2021
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IF 9.229
Hui Zhi,Xiaobo Zhang,Fengya Wang,Peng Wan,Liang Feng
Flexible pressure sensors made of carbon materials have been used in electronic skins (e-skins), whose performance can be enhanced if composite sensing materials are used. Herein, an MXene/polyaniline/bacterial cellulose (MXene/PANI/BC) aerogel sensor has been fabricated through the self-assembly process between the MXene and one-dimensional active material. Combined with fewer-layer or single-layer MXenes, the as-fabricated aerogel could be used as the active layer of the pressure sensor, monitoring tiny motion signals of finger bending, wrist bending, and pulse beating. Bluetooth wireless transmission could also be realized to monitor the real-time spatial pressure distributions on the mobile phone, making the aerogel-based sensor an ideal candidate in e-skins. Meanwhile, the aerogel-based sensor is sensitive toward NH3 due to the unique three-dimensional (3D) structure of the aerogel and the abundant terminal groups (such as −O, −OH, and −F) of the MXene in the system that ensure efficient electronic transfer for the sensing process and create active sites for the absorption with the target gas. This work offers a versatile platform to develop MXenes to fabricate 3D composite aerogels for high-performance flexible multiple sensors.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2024
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IF 5.7
Yanling Jin,Jiahui Geng,Yilan Wang,Zirui Zhao,Zhengyan Chen,Zhengzheng Guo,Lu Pei,Fang Ren,Zhenfeng Sun,Peng-Gang Ren
As the emerging 2D materials, MXenes have been regarded as promising electrode materials in supercapacitor as power supply for wearable and portable electronic devices due to their metallic conductivity, hydrophilic feature, abundant functional groups, and large theoretical specific surface area etc. The capacity and rate capability of MXene-based electrodes is limited by the sheet restacking, hindering their further development. Herein, Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/graphene/carbon nanotubes (MXene/graphene/CNTs) flexible film was successfully fabricated by vacuum assisted filtration. Intercalation and confinement of graphene and carbon nanotubes between the Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene nanosheets could increase the spacing and specific surface area, alleviate the stacking of MXene nanosheets, thus enhancing the electrochemical properties. The prepared MXene/graphene/CNTs film possesses increased specific surface area, average pore size, pore volume (112.259 m 2 g −1 , 9.982 nm, 0.276 cm 3 g −1 ), compared to MXene (93.088 m 2 g −1 , 3.786 nm, 0.088 cm 3 g −1 ). Consequently, MXene/graphene/CNTs delivers high area specific capacitance of 1862.5 mF cm −2 at 1 mA cm −2 and excellent rate capability (1525 mF cm −2 , 81.88 % at 20 mA cm −2 ). Flexible asymmetric supercapacitor constructed with MXene/graphene/CNTs film and active carbon as positive and negative electrodes, and PVA/H 2 SO 4 gel as solid electrolyte, achieves an energy density of 133.75 μWh cm −2 at the power density of 750 μW cm −2 . In addition, there is still 94.9 % of the initial performance after cycling 8000 charge/discharge cycles at 10 mA cm −2 , corresponding to a single-turn decay rate down to 0.00019 %. Besides, this flexible supercapacitor manifests outstanding electrochemical stability at different bending times. These advantages make the flexible supercapacitor device very promising for wearable electronics applications.
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ACS Omega
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2024
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Huiqin Li
Soft electro-ionic actuators have received extensive research and attention due to their advantages such as low voltage response and adjustable deformation. However, they have not been able to enter the actual industry application like traditional rigid actuators; one of the reasons may be that the kinematic properties of actuators have been less studied. The electro-ionic actuator based on Ti3C2Tx MXene-CNT/PPy electrode prepared in this paper shows good bending displacement (18.8 mm) and strain (0.63%) under 4 V voltage. In this article, the overlapping nature and exponential function relationship of the actuator end-point trajectories are preliminarily discussed, and the morphology change and cubic polynomial function relationship of the actuator body are considered. Moreover, in application, a novel proof-of-concept model of smart wearable finger straps is proposed. This study is a unique attempt and is hoped to provide a new research perspective in the field of soft electro-ionic actuators.
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Materials Today
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2025
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Bin Chen,Nan Jian,Junping Hu,Dianlun Wu,Yue Jiang,Xiaofeng Zhang,Jiatao Xie,Li Guo,Tao Song,Jiaen Huang,Shaojuan Luo,Wei Wei,Dongfeng Diao,Lina Li,Yingguo Yang,Deliang Zhu,Lei Wang,Yang Huang,Feng Rao
Two-dimensional (2D) MXenes are renowned for the unique feature of strong metallic conductivity, whereas the lack of semiconductive nature has become a crucial bottleneck that impedes MXenes’ rapid development in electronic devices. The challenge mainly comes from the stringent requirements for specific 2D compositions, whose synthesis and/or exfoliation techniques are too difficult to succeed. Here we proposed a facile and universal approach for fabricating semiconductive MXenes. Our demonstration showed that through hydrothermal-assisted intercalation treatment of the prototypical MXene-Ti 3 C 2 T x , shallow and deep Ti-lattice vacancies can be generated in its 2D nanosheets, weakening the original strong metallicity and even facilitating the wide-bandgap semiconductivity. Reciprocating bias polarization on the semiconductive 2D-Ti 3 C 2 T x nanosheet can induce reversible electrochemical-like migration of the surface anionic ligands, which enables high-nonlinearity and ultralow-current electrical switching capabilities for potential volatile selector applications. Our idea opens a new avenue for tuning the physical and chemical properties of MXenes, promoting their wide applications, especially in the field of 2D electronics.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2025
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Lu Tang,Kechen Zhou,Huiyu Su,Jiahong Tang,Qirui Wu,Lingfei Luo,Xiang Guo,Dawen Zeng
Detecting nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at room temperature (RT) is crucial for advancing environmental monitoring technologies, enabling efficient and practical air quality assessment. Two-dimensional (2D) MXene nanomaterials, recognized for their large specific surface area (SSA), abundant functional groups, and tunable electrical properties, have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for room temperature gas-sensing applications. However, despite their potential, challenges, such as low gas adsorption efficiency, limited sensitivity, and poor selectivity, hinder their broader application and development, highlighting the need for further research. Here, we introduce a zero-dimensional (0D)/2D heterojunction gas-sensitive structure by synthesizing SnS2 quantum dot (QD)-sensitized Ti3C2Tx MXene nanocomposites via a hydrothermal method. The carefully designed gas sensor exhibits a significantly enhanced response value (RV) of 5.83% for 10 ppm of NO2 and a low detection limit of 500 ppb at RT, achieving an RV that is 5.8 times higher than that of pure Ti3C2Tx. Additionally, the sensor demonstrates high sensitivity (0.76 ppm–1 in the 0.5–5 ppm range), excellent selectivity, and outstanding stability, with a performance degradation of only 3.2% over 4 weeks. The exceptional performance arises from the synergistic effects of the quantum confinement properties of SnS2 QDs and the superior conductivity of Ti3C2Tx, which together provide abundant active sites for gas adsorption and facilitate efficient charge transfer pathways. Furthermore, the formation of the heterojunction modulates the resistance, enhancing room temperature sensing capabilities. The synthesized nanomaterials offer significant potential for advancing the design of heterostructures that integrate 0D QDs with 2D nanomaterials, paving the way for highly efficient NO2 detection at RT. Moreover, maintaining an optimal operating temperature further enhances the accuracy and reliability of real-time NO2 monitoring systems.
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JOURNAL OF THE ENERGY INSTITUTE
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2024
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Zheng Bo,Mengyu Cao,Yaolin Wang,Jianhua Yan,Kefa Cen,Xin Tu
Plasma catalytic CO 2 hydrogenation has emerged as a promising approach for converting CO 2 into valuable chemicals such as CO, offering a potential solution to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, we investigate the synergistic effect between plasma and a Cu/Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene catalyst for CO 2 hydrogenation via the reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor. Our findings reveal a significant enhancement in CO 2 conversion (33.1%) and CO yield (31.9%) when using the Cu/Ti 3 C 2 T x catalyst compared to plasma alone or with a Ti 3 C 2 T x foam. Plasma treatment creates unsaturated Ti sites on the Ti 3 C 2 T x surface, dramatically improving CO 2 adsorption and activation, while Cu nanoparticles significantly enhances the activation and dissociation of H 2 molecules on the catalyst surface. These surface adsorbed hydrogen species readily hydrogenate adsorbed CO 2 molecules through the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. Furthermore, these surface hydrogen species can also participate in the conversion of gas-phase CO 2 molecules through the Eley-Rideal pathway. This work sheds light on the synergistic plasma catalytic mechanism and provide insights for optimizing CO 2 hydrogenation processes using MXene catalysts.
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Nature Communications
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2022
·Vol. 13
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IF 17.694
Liu Na,Li Qiaoqiao,Wan Hujie,Chang Libo,Wang Hao,Fang Jianhua,Ding Tianpeng,Wen Qiye,Zhou Liujiang,Xiao Xu
Although Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene is a promising material for many applications such as catalysis, energy storage, electromagnetic interference shielding due to its metallic conductivity and high processability, it’s poor resistance to oxidation at high temperatures makes its application under harsh environments challenging. Here, we report an air-stable Ti 3 C 2 T x based composite with extracted bentonite (EB) nanosheets. In this case, oxygen molecules are shown to be preferentially adsorbed on EB. The saturated adsorption of oxygen on EB further inhibits more oxygen molecules to be adsorbed on the surface of Ti 3 C 2 T x due to the weakened p-d orbital hybridization between adsorbed O 2 and Ti 3 C 2 T x , which is induced by the Ti 3 C 2 T x /EB interface coupling. As a result, the composite is capable of tolerating high annealing temperatures (above 400 °C for several hours) both in air or humid environment, indicating highly improved antioxidation properties in harsh condition. The above finding is shown to be independent on the termination ratio of Ti 3 C 2 T x obtained through different synthesis routes. Utilized as terahertz shielding materials, the composite retains its shielding ability after high-temperature treatment even up to 600 °C, while pristine Ti 3 C 2 T x is completely oxidized with no terahertz shielding ability. Joule heating and thermal cycling performance are also demonstrated.
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2025
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Jingdi Shang,Libo Wang,Ying Gao,Ji’a Yang,Qixun Xia,Qianku Hu,Aiguo Zhou,Bo Wang
Due to its unique structure and performance, Ti 3 C 2 T x has been widely investigated as an electrode material for flexible energy storage devices using hydrogel as a solid electrolyte. The composition and structure of hydrogels determine their poor performance at high temperatures and there is little research on MXene flexible devices at high temperature. In this work, we designed a method for preparing capacitors with Ti 3 C 2 T x as the electrode material and ionic liquid as the electrolyte. By leveraging the high permeability of ionic polymer solution, a seamless electrode-electrolyte interface is constructed. The device can achieve a maximum capacitance of 173.8 mF cm −2 at a 5 mV s −1 scan rate, with a maximum specific energy density and power density of 96.57 μWh cm −2 and 1.74 mW cm −2 , respectively. The capacitor retains 89.5 % of its initial capacitance after 20,000 cycles, demonstrating excellent cycle stability. Importantly, the supercapacitor can operate at 100 °C with a specific capacitance of 278.66 mF cm −2 . In addition, the designed device can retains 100 % or more of its capacitance even after 1000 cycles of 180° bending,demonstrating robust mechanical performance. This work provides a reference for studying the application of MXene in high-temperature flexible supercapacitor.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
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2025
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Yang Xiaoli,Zhang Xiaomin,Zhang Han,Cong Yuhan,Wang Zitan,Ye Erkang
MXene-based hydrogels have become important materials for epidermal applications due to their excellent conductive properties and biocompatibility. Nonetheless, the application of such materials in the epidermal field is limited because of insufficient mechanical properties, unidimensional stimulus response, and complex preparation methods. In this study, an MXene-based hydrogel with outstanding self-healing, temperature sensitivity, and pH sensitivity was prepared by a one-pot method at 60°C for 5 h. The hydrogel is composed of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene nano-slices, polyacrylamide (PAM), poly( N -isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA), and polyacrylic acid (PAA), denoted as MXene/PAM/PNIPA/PAA hydrogel (MPANA hydrogel). The MPANA hydrogel exhibits excellent mechanical properties. Its tensile strength, elastic modulus, toughness, and elongation at break are 2.79 MPa, 0.64 MPa, and 51 MJ/m 3 , 412%, respectively, which indicates that the hydrogel possesses good stretchability. Moreover, the MPANA hydrogel demonstrates good self-healing ability, attaining an average strain self-healing efficiency of 94%, achieved in 12 h. Additionally, the MPANA hydrogel shows impressive thermal response sensitivity (−1.3560% °C −1 ) and a rapid pH response time (32–53 s). In conclusion, the MPANA hydrogel has significant potential for applications in epidermal sensors. Graphical
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JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
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2022
·Vol. 20
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IF 9.429
Yu Rongjun,Xue Jian,Wang Yang,Qiu Jingfu,Huang Xinyi,Chen Anyi,Xue Jianjiang
In this work, Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene was identified as efficient nanozyme with area-dependent electrocatalytic activity in oxidation of phenolic compounds, which originated from the strong adsorption effect between the phenolic hydroxyl group and the oxygen atom on the surface of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene flake. On the basis of the novel electrocatalytic activity, Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene was combined with alkaline phosphatase to construct a novel cascading catalytic amplification strategy using 1-naphthyl phosphate (1-NPP) as substrate, thereby realizing efficient electrochemical signal amplification. Taking advantage of the novel cascading catalytic amplification strategy, an electrochemical biosensor was fabricated for BCR/ABL fusion gene detection, which achieved excellent sensitivity with linear range from 0.2 fM to 20 nM and limit of detection down to 0.05 fM. This biosensor provided a promising tool for ultrasensitive fusion gene detection in early diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia. Moreover, the manageable catalytic activity of MXene broke a path for developing nanozymes, which possessed enormous application potential in not only electrochemical analysis but also the extensive fields including organic synthesis, pollutant disposal and so on. Graphical Abstract
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Zicheng Li,Yingkui Guo,Hongyan Yue,Xin Gao,Shuo Huang,Xiaohua Zhang,Yanfei Yu,Haopeng Zhang,Hengwei Zhang
EP is an important natural catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, and the change of EP concentration will lead to many diseases. Therefore, rapid and sensitive detection of EP is of great significance for clinical research. The Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene dispersion obtained by in-situ HF etching Ti 3 AlC 2 was mixed with graphene oxide (GO) dispersion synthesized by the modified Hummers method. After freeze drying and heat-treatment, the reduced graphene oxide/Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene (GMA) was obtained and then the GMA was moved onto indium tin oxide (ITO) as the GMA/ITO working electrode for electrochemical detection of epinephrine (EP). The results are as follows: Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene with a diameter of approximately 150 nm is uniformly distributed on the surface of the 3D graphene. The three-dimensional structure of GMA facilitates the entry of bioactive molecules and increases the contact area. GMA/ITO has a high sensitivity for the determination of EP 3.74 μA·μM −1 ·cm −2 . Moreover, the electrode shows a very low detection limit, well repeatability and stability, and it can detect the EP content in real urine samples.
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